Brad played this in a concert last week in Geneva. It was mesmerizing. I took my father to listen to him for the first time and he became another fan for life. Thanks so much for the special night.
This is nice but it's nothing like Fauré. Fauré is harmonically restless and uses subtle methods to move in a directed way to the most out-there places. This piece, by contrast, is completely static. It feels like the left hand never moves from the same notes. And melodically it's very meager. This is like a meditative drone piece. Fauré is never this static and (to me) monotonous. I love Fauré and listen to him endlessly. I never tire of him - in fact, he draws me in more the more I listen. This piece gives up all its flavor in its first 30 seconds. Sorry, Mehldau fans,
I respect your opinion, but I think you forgot the name of the album "Après Fauré", it shouldn't sound like Gabriel Fauré... Fauré is my favorite "classical music" composer, and I agree, Fauré wouldn't compose this piece, however, I feel this impressionismus on this Prélude. Just close your eyes and imagine a landscape in front of you... It's beautiful !! Anyway, I think you're overthinking a bit too much, and your arguments don't make any sense to me, especially on this album, to compose like Fauré is not the purpose...
@@raphaelduchosalbinaz114 Thanks for your comments. Fauré is one of my 3 or 4 favorite composers; as a piano composer he's my #2 and for chamber music and especially harmony he is my #1. I know what "Après" usually means (as opposed to "après ski"), and it was with that knowledge that I listened and reacted. Please note that I emphasized the harmony. With respect, I think my arguments do make sense -- that's why I included them in what you called overthinking. Now if you wanted to read the title as "Something coming after [a performance of a piece by] Fauré", that makes more sense, because it's definitely a contrast. But I'd still find it dull and clumsy, regardless of its title. I think he's incredibly overrated. Every time I hear something of his I hope for something more interesting, especially harmonically but also texturally and pianistically and rhythmically. Unfortunately, he's been a musical cube to me since his first album. Square in every dimension, lumpy in movement, and devoid of any but the most basic interest -- i.e. yes, he can play things. If this is still not making sense to you, you dob't have to agree but you'll never understand where I'm coming from, including three decades of deep involvement with almost everything Fauré wrote, and a couple of performances (in a duo and an orchestra) even before that.
@@ejb7969 This piece is obviously not a copy of Fauré (I too belong to the small circle of those who love his music, and precisely because of its harmonic subtlety), but a piece that whoever composed it believes was somehow inspired by the Maestro of Pamiers. And I'm waiting to listen to the entire Faurean album before judging this work too. For the rest, Mehldau is not a classical pianist but a jazz player. His compositions can sometimes also justify ejb's severe judgment on this, but this following example would suffice on the fact that when necessary or when he feels it is necessary he knows how to be different from the monotonous musician he describes: ua-cam.com/video/eYq1pmfF74M/v-deo.html Of course, you have to like jazz...
Brad played this in a concert last week in Geneva. It was mesmerizing. I took my father to listen to him for the first time and he became another fan for life. Thanks so much for the special night.
That was beautiful.
This is so beautiful…❤
Wow, very well done!
Magnificent!❤
Is there any way to get the transcription ?
I put my laptop on the piano, turn the sound off and reduce the playback speed. In no time, you've memorized the piece!
Check Brad's official website, there's a link for sheet music. If it's not available now it may be in future.
Pedagogically under metal light, I fold my body in a pale pink note
This is nice but it's nothing like Fauré. Fauré is harmonically restless and uses subtle methods to move in a directed way to the most out-there places. This piece, by contrast, is completely static. It feels like the left hand never moves from the same notes. And melodically it's very meager.
This is like a meditative drone piece. Fauré is never this static and (to me) monotonous.
I love Fauré and listen to him endlessly. I never tire of him - in fact, he draws me in more the more I listen. This piece gives up all its flavor in its first 30 seconds.
Sorry, Mehldau fans,
I respect your opinion, but I think you forgot the name of the album "Après Fauré", it shouldn't sound like Gabriel Fauré... Fauré is my favorite "classical music" composer, and I agree, Fauré wouldn't compose this piece, however, I feel this impressionismus on this Prélude. Just close your eyes and imagine a landscape in front of you... It's beautiful !!
Anyway, I think you're overthinking a bit too much, and your arguments don't make any sense to me, especially on this album, to compose like Fauré is not the purpose...
@@raphaelduchosalbinaz114 Thanks for your comments. Fauré is one of my 3 or 4 favorite composers; as a piano composer he's my #2 and for chamber music and especially harmony he is my #1. I know what "Après" usually means (as opposed to "après ski"), and it was with that knowledge that I listened and reacted. Please note that I emphasized the harmony.
With respect, I think my arguments do make sense -- that's why I included them in what you called overthinking.
Now if you wanted to read the title as "Something coming after [a performance of a piece by] Fauré", that makes more sense, because it's definitely a contrast. But I'd still find it dull and clumsy, regardless of its title. I think he's incredibly overrated. Every time I hear something of his I hope for something more interesting, especially harmonically but also texturally and pianistically and rhythmically. Unfortunately, he's been a musical cube to me since his first album. Square in every dimension, lumpy in movement, and devoid of any but the most basic interest -- i.e. yes, he can play things.
If this is still not making sense to you, you dob't have to agree but you'll never understand where I'm coming from, including three decades of deep involvement with almost everything Fauré wrote, and a couple of performances (in a duo and an orchestra) even before that.
@@ejb7969 This piece is obviously not a copy of Fauré (I too belong to the small circle of those who love his music, and precisely because of its harmonic subtlety), but a piece that whoever composed it believes was somehow inspired by the Maestro of Pamiers.
And I'm waiting to listen to the entire Faurean album before judging this work too.
For the rest, Mehldau is not a classical pianist but a jazz player. His compositions can sometimes also justify ejb's severe judgment on this, but this following example would suffice on the fact that when necessary or when he feels it is necessary he knows how to be different from the monotonous musician he describes:
ua-cam.com/video/eYq1pmfF74M/v-deo.html
Of course, you have to like jazz...